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Simon Patrick O'Donnell

Born: 26 January 1963, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Major Teams: Victoria, Northumberland, Australia.
Known As: Simon O'Donnell
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium


Test Debut: Australia v England at Leeds, 1st Test, 1985
Last Test:
Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, 2nd Test, 1985/86

ODI Debut:
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, World Series Cup, 1984/85
Last ODI:
Australia v India at Hobart, World Series, 1991/92

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    6   10   3   206   48   29.42  43.73   0   0    4   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             156.4   37   504    6  84.00  3-37    0   0 156.6  3.21

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   87   64  15  1242   74*  25.34  80.96   0   9   22   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             725     49  3102  108  28.72  5-13    5   1  40.2  4.27

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1983/84 - 1992/93)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   83  133  16  4603  130   39.34   7  31   60   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1941.1  455  5642  151  37.36  6-54    2   0  77.1  2.90

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1984/85 - 1992/93)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  116   89  18  1784   74*  25.12   0  12   27   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             971.1  4092  126  32.47  5-13    5   1  46.2  4.21

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

Multi-talented athlete Simon O'Donnell ended a promising Australian Rules football career to focus on cricket. He went on to become a valuable all-rounder in the Australian one-day team, and was a member of the side when it marked its resurgence with a surprise World Cup win in 1987.

O'Donnell the cricketer is most keenly remembered for a number of explosive innings in Australia's middle-lower order. His clean, powerful drives straight of the wicket and through mid-on were particularly effective. His feats included an 18-ball half-century against Sri Lanka in 1990, which remained the fastest 50 scored in ODI cricket for almost six years.

However, O'Donnell's intelligent fast-medium bowling often proved to be more pivotal in Australia's one-day fortunes. In the 1987 World Cup he had limited impact with the bat but was a significant wicket-taker and finished the tournament as Australia's most economical bowler.

O'Donnell was diagnosed with cancer at the end of the tournament. He made a strong recovery and returned to one-day international cricket from 1988/89.

Since his retirement from cricket, O'Donnell has become a member of the Nine Network's commentary team, and is the regular host of The Cricket Show, which airs during the lunch breaks of Tests in Australia. (Anthony Fallick, June 2002)

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